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Wearables: A perfect fit for Ford
- January 12, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Ford scientists and engineers are exploring how wearable technology can integrate with cars to improve driver safety. Smart watches, glasses and wrist bands are becoming ever-more popular, and Ford researchers at its new Automotive Wearables Experience laboratory in Michigan are examining the potential to link that information to in-vehicle technology. ‘We are evaluating many different [...] -
Renault-Nissan focus on autonomous technology
- January 8, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
The Renault-Nissan Alliance will launch more than 10 vehicles with autonomous drive technology in the next four years. The global car group will launch a range of vehicles with autonomous capabilities in the US, Europe, Japan and China through 2020. The technology will be installed on mainstream, mass-market cars at affordable prices. In addition, Renault-Nissan [...] -
Volvo breaks sales records
- January 8, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Volvo Car UK is celebrating its best sales performance in 21 years, with 43,432 cars sold in 2015. This figure helped Volvo Cars achieve a record-breaking global sales figure of 503,127 in 2015 – the first time Volvo has sold more than half a million cars in its 89-year history. The UK sales figure represents [...] -
Axalta celebrates 150 years
- January 8, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
Axalta Coating Systems is celebrating 150 years of creating innovative industrial coatings in 2016. Axalta’s heritage dates back to 1866 when its first products were developed in Germany and since then the company has grown into one of the world’s leading manufacturers of liquid and powder coatings. ‘All of us at Axalta are excited to [...] -
GM has China in its hands
- January 7, 2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: Industry News
General Motors has announced that together with its joint ventures it sold a vehicle into the Chinese market every nine seconds during 2015. GM’s total sales in the country amounted to 3,612,635 last year, an average of nearly 9,900 vehicles every day. That represents an increase of 5.2 per cent on the previous high, set [...]